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Mobile apps
MyTNB app, website to undergo upgrade from April 17; services to be limited
Both the MyTNB app and portal will be temporarily unavailable from 6pm Friday to 12am Saturday. Access will then be restored, but with limited functionality until 11:59pm on Saturday.
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Technology
Zara owner Inditex reports unauthorised access to transaction databases
April 16 (Reuters) - Zara owner Inditex said it had identified unauthorised access to databases hosted by a third party containing information on transactions with customers.
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AI
Sneaker company Allbirds plans to pivot to AI. Yes, AI.
After selling its business for US$39mil (RM154mil) last month, the company said it planned to buy powerful computer chips and rebrand itself NewBird AI.
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Mobile apps
How to lock WhatsApp chats so nobody else can see them on your phone
If you occasionally hand your phone to someone else and want to make sure certain messages can't be seen, you may want to lock individual chats in WhatsApp to keep them away from prying eyes.
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Technology
TSMC lifts revenue forecast, pledges more capital spending to meet AI chip demand
TAIPEI, April 16 (Reuters) - TSMC raised its annual revenue forecast on Thursday and said it was stepping up capital spending this year as the world's biggest contract manufacturer of advanced AI chips scrambles to meet relentless hunger for its products.
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Technology
TomTom's reorganization boosts operating profit in Q1
April 16 (Reuters) - Dutch digital mapping specialist TomTom reported higher than expected operating profit for the first quarter of 2026 on Thursday despite lower revenue, following an internal reorganization.
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Robotics
China AI robot restaurant analyses diners’ faces, tongues to recommend health-focused dishes
Robotic 'workers' ease workload of eatery's human staff by 60%, cut the cost of dishes for customers.
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Video games
Roblox gaming platform reaches US$12mil settlement with Nevada enhancing youth protections
Roblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than US$12mil (RM47.4mil) to the state of Nevada in what state Attorney General Aaron Ford on Wednesday called a first-of-its-kind agreement.
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Internet
YouTube suspends pro-Iran channel posting Lego-style clips mocking Trump
YouTube has terminated a channel belonging to a pro-Iran group producing viral Lego-themed AI videos that ridicule US President Donald Trump, the Google-owned platform said Wednesday, sparking online criticism.
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Social media
Starmer summons TikTok, Meta, X bosses over children's online safety
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will summon senior figures from TikTok, X, Meta and other social media giants to Downing Street to push them to go further on protecting children as the government weighs new restrictions.
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Technology
Musk's staff reaches out to suppliers for Terafab project, Bloomberg News reports
April 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's staff have reached out to chip industry suppliers for his Terafab AI chip complex project with SpaceX and Tesla, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
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Mobile apps
Apple, Google offer ‘nudify’ apps despite policies against them
Apple Inc and Google have continued to offer mobile apps that let users make nonconsensual sexualised images of people despite their policies prohibiting such content, according to a report published Wednesday by the Tech Transparency Project.
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Internet
Russia toughens restrictions on VPNs amid Internet crackdown
Russia has hardened its restrictions on the use of VPNs to access a host of online services, state and independent media outlets reported Wednesday, as the authorities seek to exert more control over online communications.
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Internet
GSMA: AI-driven chip shortage slowing efforts to get world online
A memory chip crunch fuelled by the artificial intelligence boom is hindering efforts to bring more people online worldwide, the head of the GSMA telecoms industry association told AFP.
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Technology
Adobe releases AI assistant for creative tools, says it will work with Anthropic's Claude
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15 (Reuters) - Adobe said on Wednesday it was releasing a new artificial intelligence assistant designed to help users carry out tasks across its suite of software for editing photos, videos and other digital content.
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Technology
Allbirds shares jump over 400% on plans to pivot to AI from sneakers
April 15 (Reuters) - Shares of Allbirds surged more than five-fold on Wednesday after the footwear maker said it was raising capital and pivoting towards AI computing infrastructure.
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Technology
Cadence, Nvidia working together on developing AI for robotics
SANTA CLARA, California, April 15 (Reuters) - Cadence Design Systems and Nvidia are partnering to further the development of artificial intelligence for robots, the CEOs of the two companies said on Wednesday.
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Technology
ECB to quiz bankers about risks of Anthropic's new AI model, source says
FRANKFURT, April 15 (Reuters) - European Central Bank supervisors are set to quiz bankers about the risks that Anthropic's new artificial intelligence model might supercharge cyberattacks, one source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Technology
UK financial watchdog to consult on proposed crypto regulations
April 15 (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator said on Wednesday it was consulting on how firms might be affected by the regulation of the crypto industry which is due to come into effect by October 2027.
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Technology
EU warns Meta WhatsApp AI fee breaches antitrust rules, orders rollback
BRUSSELS, April 15 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it intended to order Meta Platforms to reinstate rival artificial intelligence assistants on its WhatsApp messaging service after the U.S. tech giant imposed an access fee.
